THE NEXT DAY
Makhail and Han go outside in the backyard. They sit in chairs across from each other.
Makhail: last night was fun.
Han: yea, I actually enjoyed myself, even though I didn't wanna hang with them.
Han priv: the only person in this house that I like right now, is Makhail, and something happened between him and Rex, Makhail doesn't want to talk about it, while at the same time Rex is playing delusional, I don't wanna look like a bad friend for not helping him.
Han: hear me out.
Makhail: hm?
Han: me and you talk about what's up with Rex?
Makhail: Han I don't want to talk about it, just leave it as is.
Makhail priv: Han is one of those people who want to help you at all cost, I hate it, but I love him.
Makhail: it's just-.
Makhail starts crying. Han gets up and goes next to him. He rubs his back.
Makhail: I've been sexually harassed before, I was at work and a man came up to me and touched me, I didn't even know him, he didn't know me, and he did it, ever since then, I just get very tense when men come near me, and with you, Rex, and David, I've built bonds with you all, and I thought we were all just platonic friends, i should be able to dance on and with my friends without them getting a boner.
Han priv: what?
Han: that's what happened, I'm so sorry, I can handle him for you.
Makhail: no it's fine, I'm the one that needs to have this conversation with him, he didn't know.
Makhail priv: neither of us are the victims, he didn't know, and I didn't tell him.
Julian: man you gonna burn the damn eggs.
Rex: this is how we eat shit back at home.
Charles: nah, bro my kids wouldn't eat that shit.
They all burst out laughing.
Rex: I'm tellin y'all just wait, let me finish cooking this shit.
Charles: alr bro.
Charles priv: I'm a take this time to talk to Julian and see what's up.
Charles: Julian, I know i came at you the other day but on some real shit, I wanna fuck with you, you seem cool and chill to me, whatever happened, happened I'm cool, and you are too.
Julian: yea no for sure.
Charles: but what I've been trying to figure out is, why do they not like you?
Julian priv: I don't know how Charles feels about slurs so I'm gonna have to lie my way out this one.
Julian: I don't know, Makhail was really rude when we first met, then him and Han cliqued up and became a duo, so ever time one of them go into it, the other was right behind, then they jumped me one day and Han was all proud of that shit too, and David's just a huge dick rider.
Rex priv: Julian's over here lying, but it's not my place to call him out, good luck Makhail and Han.
Charles: so it's all just been hate by association?
Julian: honestly bro, that's what it feels like, and it's crazy to me though because Makhail and David got into a fight the first night, twice, nobody else fought, so it's like why y'all two friends and ganging up on me, so Nishan came to my defense and we was cool.
